penk

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penk^¹

/ˈpɛŋk/

noun penks

UK, dialectal, obsolete A minnow. Now for the Minnow, or Penk: he is not easily found and caught till March, or in April, for then he appears first in the river,[…].

Penk^²

Where it comes from

A back-formation from Penkridge.

proper noun

A river in Staffordshire, England, which joins the River Sow.

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@misc{penk_2026,
  title = {penk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/penk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}